Odd tips and tricks??

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Can anyone give me any odd tips or tricks that is usually not said or heard of? Just wanna know
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  • CrazyMermaid1
    CrazyMermaid1 Posts: 363 Member

    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/profile/1008025469/springlering62 I wholeheartedly agree. It’s a game changer to see what I have left to play with after the requirements are fulfilled. This is especially important for me to maintain muscle mass with high protein.

  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 37,027 Member

    I hope the trigger for this post wasn't anticipation that someone here knew the "hacks" or "one weird trick" from all that skeezy marketing stuff on the web! 😆🤣

    JK, OP - you wouldn't fall for that nonsense, I'm sure. 🙂

  • Brigit007
    Brigit007 Posts: 7 Member
    edited March 10

    Great thread!

    If I get hungry I'll drink water or tea. This way I'm still putting something in my mouth. 😂

  • age_is_just_a_number
    age_is_just_a_number Posts: 1,064 Member

    On the flip side of this one, treats and desserts are a part of life and we should enjoy them when we have them.

    Change the mindset from "what I'm not going to eat" to "what I am going to eat".

  • age_is_just_a_number
    age_is_just_a_number Posts: 1,064 Member
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 37,027 Member

    When I want to improve my nutrition within my calorie goal, it's been much more effective for me to focus on how to get good things into my eating, rather than focusing on eliminating so-called bad things. YMMV.

  • age_is_just_a_number
    age_is_just_a_number Posts: 1,064 Member

    Eat slowly and mindfully. I just read this Precision Nutrition article which outlines their reasons why eating slowly and mindfully creates results and their suggestions on how to make it into a habit.

  • COGypsy
    COGypsy Posts: 1,453 Member

    This may be more a result of ADHD than a true diet hack, but I keep my treats out where I can see them. I have 1-2 small pieces of chocolate every evening and I keep them in a big bowl on my dining table and am rarely tempted by them other than when I have them after dinner. In fact, if I find myself wanting to grab a piece during the day, it's a trigger for me to think a minute about what's going on because mid-day treats are usually a sign of emotional eating.

    My brain is very much an "out of sight, out of mind" kind of creature and when I hide something I'm looking forward to eating, I spend a lot of energy trying not to forget that it's there, which makes me want it more and sooner than is my habit. Being able to see that it's there waiting for me when I'm ready saves a lot of wasted mental energy.

  • csplatt
    csplatt Posts: 1,368 Member

    agree with pre logging. i do a lot of my weighing and measuring in the morning (fruit, etc) so i can just eat the next time im hungry. i’ll log the whole day while i drink my coffee so ive already made all my food choices. no need to be impulsive.

  • nicsflyingcircus
    nicsflyingcircus Posts: 3,052 Member

    This is what I do as well, especially with yogurt, cottage cheese, peanut butter, etc

  • DiscusTank5
    DiscusTank5 Posts: 793 Member

    Ann, I was tempted to say "don't eat bananas". Just kidding, of course. 😜

  • ddsb1111
    ddsb1111 Posts: 1,051 Member

    Don’t get hungry. Let me explain. When I finally stopped the yo-yo cycle and did this “for real”, I had a lot of food insecurity at first. It took time to get used to the idea I wasn’t depriving myself because I was losing weight. So, my rule for probably the first year was, don’t wait until you’re hungry. So, you’d better be prepared.

    Because of this, I didn’t binge or restrict that entire year, and was able to stick to my calories. Now I have no rules because my food insecurity is completely gone.

    (feel free to replace the term hungry with starving- similar concept)

  • springlering62
    springlering62 Posts: 9,745 Member
    edited May 31

    I “don’t get hungry”, but that’s because I schedule breakfast, lunch, dinner, three afternoon snacks and two evening snacks, as well as a nice flavorful tea or an iced coffee. I pre-log a whole week out, usually on Sunday mornings.

    Each meal typically includes 30-50gr protein per meal, and snacks tend to include protein, too.

    Sunday evenings I grill or cook extra meat, which I use for lunches the following weeks, usually as a wrap, but this week as yummy steak and roasted beet salads, with some delicious blue cheese from our Cheese of the Month subscription.

    I never have the opportunity to “get hungry” because it’s all out there, planned and waiting for me to enjoy.

    Planning is the #1 “trick” for me